Fourth Quarter 2020

CROSS TRAINING

Fourth Quarter 2020

REAL-TIME FAITH® is a

Sabbath School curriculum

offering an application-oriented

study of Scripture for earliteens.

Cross Training

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REAL-TIME FAITHTeacher’s Guide

Fourth Quarter 2020

Editor:Andrea Nagy

Associate EditorFaith Hunter

Editorial Assistant:Kathleen D. Sowards

World Sabbath School Directors:Ramon Canals, Jim Howard

General Conference Adviser:Ted N. C. Wilson

Biblical Research Institute Adviser:Clinton Wahlen

Conceptual Design:Clayton Kinney

Design:Review and Herald Design Center

Circulation:Rebecca Hilde

Printed in U.S.A.REAL-TIME FAITH® (ISSN: 1548-6389) Vol. 17, No. 4, Fourth Quarter, 2020. Published quarterly January, April, July, and October, and copyrighted © 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020 by the General Conference Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists®, 12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, MD 20904, U.S.A. Printed for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists by the Pacific Press® Publishing Association.

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• Scriptures quoted from CEV are from the Contemporary English Version®. Copyright © 1995 American Bible Society. All rights reserved. • Scripture quotations marked GNT are from the Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition). Copyright © 1992 American Bible Society. All rights reserved. • Scripture quotations marked The Message are taken from The Message. Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group. • Scripture quotations marked NIV are from THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. • Scripture marked NKJV is taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved. • Scripture quotations marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

The Real-Time Faith Writers

Nathan Brown, Melbourne, AustraliaTroy Fitzgerald, Washington, U.S.A.Tim Gillespie, California, U.S.A.Trudy Morgan-Cole, Newfoundland, CanadaRebecca O’Ffill, Maryland, U.S.A.

Thanks to:Marklynn Bazzy, Lyndelle Chiomenti, Debbie Eisele, James Feldbush, Judy Shull, and the General Conference Stewardship Department

WHAT THE LESSONS ARE ABOUT

The emphasis of this curriculum is God’s kingdom of grace, being a recruited agent (steward, citizen) of that kingdom, and the battle between it and the kingdom of evil. Being in God’s kingdom requires action—being doers and not just listeners (James 1:22) of how to live as God’s agents on this earth.

The first lesson of each quarter of the two-year cycle is a different section of the Sermon on the Mount, which is “at once Christ’s inaugural address as King of the king-dom of grace and also the constitution of the kingdom” (The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, vol. 5, p. 322).

After the first lesson of each quarter each of the other 12 lessons (or sets of lessons) are about a different challenge, right, or privilege in the “real-time” of being an agent of God’s kingdom. A Christian never knows what he or she will be encountering next.

The curriculum includes the following website:• www.realtimefaith.net, where students and teach-

ers can access additional resources.

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HOW TO USE THE TEACHER’S GUIDE

>> STEP 1: Read through the entire preparation section of the Teacher’s Guide to become familiar with the lesson concepts. You will be best able to use the teaching material if you thoroughly un-derstand the core concepts of the lesson.

>> STEP 2: Read the rest of the Teacher’s Guide material for the week, including the student les-son. Get an idea of the options provided for teaching the concepts. Go to www.realtimefaith.net to find additional resource material that might be available.

>> STEP 3: Choose the specific options you will use in teaching the lesson. There are more options provided than you will be able to use. Try to choose something from each category: Beginning, Connecting, and Applying. Keep in mind that the students need to have an opportunity to be interactive (participate actively and with one another) and to study from the Word.

>> STEP 4: Note when and how you will distribute or refer to the student lesson during the pro-gram. The student lesson for each week is integral to the teaching process and will be referred to throughout. The lesson should be distributed to the students (if they don’t already have it) a week in advance so that they may study it in preparation for Sabbath School.

>> STEP 5: Collect the materials you need to conduct the lesson. Once again, keep in mind that student participation is vital.

>> STEP 6: Prepare the student lessons. If you keep the student Bible study guides at church, remove the appropriate student lesson for the week and prepare it for distribution. If the students take their Bible study guides home at the beginning of the quarter, make arrangements to be able to teach the lesson smoothly even if the students forget to bring that week’s lesson back with them. (Have the necessary Bible references listed on the board, have additional copies of the student illus-tration available, etc.)

>> STEP 7: Keep the end in mind. Plan to wrap up your lesson with a summary of what the stu-dents have learned.

Teachers, in your role as a discipler of youth, the General Conference Sabbath School and Personal Ministries Department wants to help you in every way possible to be equipped for this important work. You are encouraged to go to www.growingfruitfuldisciples.com. There you will find resources to help you be more intentional and fruitful in the discipling of your students.

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O V E R V I E W

Real-T ime Faith Sabbath School for e-Teens

Teacher’s Guide

OCTOBER

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SPIRITUAL EXERCISE • 7 • / Cross Training

What does it take to grow in grace? It takes training to stay connected with God’s Holy Spirit versus trying to do things in our own strength.

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BIBLE STUDY AND PRAYER • 19 • / You’ve Got Mail

All of the spiritual exercises grow out of a connection with God through Bible study and prayer.

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CHRISTIAN SERVICE • 29 • / Living With Purpose

By following the example of Jesus, we can truly experience the joy and rewards of Christian service.

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JESUS OUR HIGH PRIEST • 39 • / The Great Appointment

October 22, 1844, brings back memories about the greatly anticipated second coming of Jesus. Although Jesus did not return as expected, He began His work of investigative judgment in the heav-

enly sanctuary at that date, in fulfillment of prophecies.

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SUBMISSION • 53 • / Just Trust Me

Submitting to God has great importance. This topic is studied in light of New Testament mentors in the early church.

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NOVEMBER

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SECRET GOODNESS • 63 • / Covert Operations

How can we learn to be and do good when only God is watching? The intimate experience of living in harmony with God cannot be compared with any human accomplishment.

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FASTING, PURITY, AND SIMPLICITY • 73 • / The One Thing

How can we keep the mind and heart focused on what is most meaningful? What Christian practices help us have a single-minded focus on God?

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CHRISTIAN SACRIFICE AND LEAPS OF FAITH • 85 • / Nothing Ventured,

Nothing Gained

The Christian journey involves leaving the comfort zone and stepping out in faith with God. Often the greatest moments of spiritual growth come as a result of risk-taking moments.

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THE CHRISTIAN AND MONEY • 97 • / It’s All About Money

Christian money management goes beyond debt-free living; it is based on the foundation that God is the giver of every good gift.

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DECEMBER

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SAYING IT WITH TACT • 107 • / Words Softly Spoken

We can have the greatest influence for God with our friends and other people with whom we come in contact when we are careful what we say and think about how it might affect them.

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EXPRESSING YOUR FEELINGS • 116 • / Up, Down, All Around

An exploration of the gift of emotions and how teens can benefit from their appropriate expression.

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SOMEONE TO TALK TO • 126 • / A Friend Like That

For most teens their parents are still the Christian adults with whom they can be most honest and vulnerable. However, when that is not the case, they still need adult Christian

mentors with whom they can talk.

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A MATTER OF TIME • 136 • / Time Flies

How young people can use their time in order to have a good time, perhaps learn, but always be doing something that would make God proud.

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